Brief Life History of David
When David Lanz was christened on 23 October 1718, in Bern, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Ulrich Lanz, was 11715 and his mother, Dorothea Huber, was 39.
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Parents and Siblings
1678– Male
1680– Female
Siblings (9)
1708– Male
1709– Female
1711– Male
1712– Female
1718– Male
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Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Otto, Gebhard, Hans, Sepp.
South German: from the ancient Germanic personal name Lanzo, originally a short form of various compound names with the first element lant ‘land, territory’, but later used as an independent name. This surname is also found in France (Alsace).
German: metonymic occupational name from Middle High German lanze ‘lance’ for a maker of those weapons.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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